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Genetic determinants for intramuscular fat content and water-holding capacity in mice selected for high muscle mass.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Oct 2011
Kärst Stefan, Cheng Riyan, Schmitt Armin O, Yang Hyuna, de Villena Fernando Pardo Manuel, Palmer Abraham A, Brockmann Gudrun A
Abstract excerpt
Intramuscular fat content and water-holding capacity are important traits in livestock as they influence meat quality, nutritive value of the muscle, and animal health. As a model for livestock, two inbred lines of the Berlin Muscle Mouse population, which had been long-term selected for high muscle mass, were used to identify genomic regions affecting intramuscular fat content and water-holding capacity. The...
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